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tourtelot · 5th May 2009

FWIW, I like the omni tracks better. It's interesting but I think the room has a lot to do with the reason I like it better.

As well, the suggestion to put this through a "colored preamp;" why in the heck would you want to do this? Aren't you trying to connect with the listener to bring them as close a version to a live performance as possible? If not, multi-mic the heck out of the two players, add some flanging and a little EMT plugin and you are all set. Oh, and put the players behind some gobos so that they have trouble hearing each other. But then it would not a very good interpretation of a live performance.

I have a string quartet to do later this month and I am flying two sets of mics. An M-S pair with a cardioid mid and an ORTF pair. I think that the M-S pair will fare better in the room, but I have been surprised before. That is why I always try to put up two rigs and compare. That's how I learn.

Just my $.02

D.

5th May 2009	#26
tourtelot Gear addict Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 453	FWIW, I like the omni tracks better. It's interesting but I think the room has a lot to do with the reason I like it better. As well, the suggestion to put this through a "colored preamp;" why in the heck would you want to do this? Aren't you trying to connect with the listener to bring them as close a version to a live performance as possible? If not, multi-mic the heck out of the two players, add some flanging and a little EMT plugin and you are all set. Oh, and put the players behind some gobos so that they have trouble hearing each other. But then it would not a very good interpretation of a live performance. I have a string quartet to do later this month and I am flying two sets of mics. An M-S pair with a cardioid mid and an ORTF pair. I think that the M-S pair will fare better in the room, but I have been surprised before. That is why I always try to put up two rigs and compare. That's how I learn. Just my $.02 D. __________________ Douglas Tourtelot, CAS Seattle, WA "Recording sound is merely problem solving. Solve one problem and move on to the next"